Asa’s Reforms

Now when Asa heard these words and the [a]prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he took courage and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and from (A)the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. (B)He then restored the altar of the Lord which was in front of the porch of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:8 With several ancient versions; MT the prophecy, Oded the prophet

When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of[a] Oded the prophet, he took courage. He removed the detestable idols(A) from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured(B) in the hills of Ephraim. He repaired the altar(C) of the Lord that was in front of the portico of the Lord’s temple.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:8 Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 1); Hebrew does not have Azariah son of.